[491] μενέαινε, this verb seems to imply any violent mental passion, whether of wrath or desire; cf. 22.10. Here then it will mean struggled mentally, wrestled with his fate. Paley compares Aisch. Ag. 1388 “οὕτω τὸν αὑτοῦ θυμὸν ὁρμαίνει πεσών”. Ar. strangely explained “μενέαινε” by “ἐλιποθύμει”.
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